明尼苏达州大学培育出酿酒葡萄新品种(原)
由于雷司令葡萄酒重新受到葡萄酒消费者们的普遍欢迎,总部设在美国的国际雷司令葡萄酒基金会近日创建了一个雷司令葡萄酒网站(www.drinkriesling.com)。
该网站是由国际雷司令葡萄酒基金会与华盛顿州环太平洋葡萄酿酒师协会及纽约葡萄与葡萄酒基金会合作创建,网站主要提供雷司令品种方面的信息(包括基本信息及其它链接网站提供的详细信息),网站图片则是由几个贸易协会和雷司令生产者们提供。
加拿大葡萄酒工业先驱、加拿大安大略省尼亚加拉湖地区马尼森酒庄主人约翰·马尼森上周五(元月二日)去世,享年八十四岁。
约翰·马尼森与妻子阿德里安娜于1952年从荷兰搬迁到了安大略湖省,并开始种植葡萄。由于认识到欧亚种葡萄对生产优质葡萄酒的重要性,在七十年代末期,马尼森便开始转向种植欧亚种葡萄。他是安大略省最早开始种植欧亚种葡萄的人之一,他在1978年种下的赤霞珠葡萄被认为是加拿大最早的赤霞珠葡萄。
在1991年拥有自己的葡萄酒厂之前,约翰·马尼森一直只是种植葡萄,然后向其他葡萄酒厂提供葡萄原料,这样的时间长达几十年。
马尼森被认为是最先向外界显示安大略湖省能够生产出真正的一流红葡萄酒的人之一。图片为马尼森和他的女儿在一起。
VINEYARD
This wine is elaborated with Tempranillo and Syrah grapes harvested from our own vineyards, situated in the “El Galtero” estate, in the heart of the Albaida Valley just south of Valencia at 400 meters above sea level. The white clay soils, typical of the area, give the wine an incredible personality with its bold acidity and fresh flavors. The vines are trained in a trellis system, facing west, whereby allowing for perfect amount of both sun and ventilation.
WINEMAKING
After careful elaboration, including two weeks of maceration followed by malolactic fermentation, the wine ages to new Bordelais French and American oak over the course of four months.
WINE PROFILE
The wine is a dark cherry in color with subtle flecks of vibrant purple. On the nose, the CUP is expressive and intense, showing ripe dark fruit aromas, among delicate notes of spice and smoke. Good acidity in the mouth, enhancing the rich flavors of licorice and dark mature fruit, followed by secondary flavors of smoke and spice that slowly taper off into a long and luxurious finish.
Alcohol 13.5% vol. Bottle 75cl.
Aculius
VINEYARD
This wine is elaborated with Tempranillo, Merlot and Syrah grapes harvested from our own vineyards, situated in the “El Galtero” estate, in the heart of the Albaida Valley just south of Valencia at 600 meters above sea level.The white clay soils, typical of the area, give the wine an incredible personality with its bold acidity and fresh flavors.
WINEMAKING
After careful elaboration, including three weeks of maceration followed by malolactic fermentation in new fine-grained, medium toasted, Bordelais French and American oak barrels, the wines were aged in the same barrels for 12 months, where the wine acquired both volume and unctuousness. After bottling, the wine remained in house for several months
WINE PROFILE
The wine is dark cherry in color with a deep shimmering intensity. On the nose, rich smoke and spice, imparted by the wood, slowly float out of the glass, followed by tropical aromas of coconut, clove and walnut. In the mouth, the Aculius is expressive, with a seamless integration of both wood and fruit, leading to a long and persistent finish.
看来创新确实是推动发展的原动力。近日,纽约新成立的一家合资啤酒公司(股东是纽约三兄弟葡萄酒厂)研制出一款名叫雷司令浓啤酒的新产品。
不过你可千万不要把这雷司令三字只理解成这款新产品的名称,因为这款浓啤酒确实是用名字叫雷司令的酿酒葡萄品种酿造而成。
据这家啤酒公司的葡萄酿酒师戴尔·纳吉介绍说,这是目前在美国最先推出的一款雷司令浓啤酒,还说因为我们是种植葡萄和酿造葡萄酒的,所以我们就突发奇想或许能够研制生产出一种独一无二的啤酒新产品。于是最终导致我们研制开发出了这一款含10%雷司令的浓啤酒,它的性状与清淡的比尔森啤酒有几分相象。
这款雷司令浓啤酒将具有美国风格的麦芽汁与纽约生产的雷司令葡萄汁混合起来,然后在一起发酵。目前在这家啤酒公司可以品尝到这款雷司令浓啤酒,市场销售价格据说是每瓶12美元。
另据报道,沉寂达多年之久的雷司令葡萄酒从去年开始又走俏美国白葡萄酒市场,并重现了霞多丽葡萄酒当年的风采。数据表明,在截至到2007年5月5日的52个星期里,雷司令葡萄酒在美国的市场销售量增长了24%,销售额达1.442亿美元。并且在美国葡萄酒总进口量增长11%的情况下,其进口量则几乎增长了44%。
很想在目前这个酷热难当的炎炎夏日里能品尝到这一款独具风格的雷司令浓啤酒,至于饮用的方式嘛当然最好是冰镇过的啦,我想体验之后的那种感觉一定是奇妙无比的、非常美好的。
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